How Do I Find Out if the U of M Library has a Newspaper?

Step 1: Find out what the library has

Step 2: Access articles


Step 1:

Method 1: Search Mirlyn, the online catalog

Go to: the library homepage

Select: Catalog (Mirlyn) on the top right

Search: Enter the title of the newspaper in the search box

Choose: Serial in the Format section of the facets on the left

Go on to Step 2: Access articles


Method 2: Check the "Electronic Journals and Newspapers" page for online availability

The newspapers included on this page are only some of those that the library has available online. There are others that are only available in print or in microform. For a complete listing of newspapers held by the library, use Method 1.

Go to: the library homepage

Choose: the Search Tools link on the top right. Choose find e-journals

Search: by title in the search form at the top of the page, omitting articles such as 'The' and 'A' at the beginning of the title in any language

Go on to Step 2: Access articles


Method 3: Browse a list of currently received newspapers.

The  print and microform newspapers included in these lists are only those to which the Graduate Library is currently subscribing. They do not include newspapers for which we have holdings but no longer receive current issues or electronic newspapers. For a comprehensive search of the holdings of the library, use Method 1: Search Mirlyn, the online catalog.

Go to: the library homepage

Choose: Services in top center of the page

Choose: Serials and Microforms Services

Choose: Newspapers

Choose: one of the lists of currently received newspapers

To access newspaper content for the print and microform titles use Method 1: Search Mirlyn, for URLs, call numbers and microfilm numbers

Go on to Step 2: Access articles


Step 2: Access articles

From the holdings at the University Library

After you have determined that the library has the title you want, click on the title and make a note of the holdings (i.e., does the library have the issue you need?) and the location of the paper(s) in which you are interested. Sometimes you will have to click on the 'more' link for a more complete list of holdings. If the library does not have a newspaper you want, see Access articles from the holdings of another library.

If there is a call number, check at the library in which the item is housed, to find the exact location. Floor plans for some libraries are available online

If there is a film number, take note of the number and go to Serials and Microforms on the south side of the 2nd floor of the Graduate Library for assistance

If there is a live link, click on it and navigate to the issue you need


From the holdings of another library (if the U of M does not have the title)

University of Michigan students, faculty and staff

If you have checked Mirlyn and you don't find the title or the particular date you want, you can submit an interlibrary loan request. The ILL office will locate the item in another library, and either send you an electronic copy or borrow the item for you to use. Interlibrary Loan has an average turnaround time of 4 days for copies and 7 days for loans. There is currently no charge to users for normal Interlibrary Loan services. If special circumstances exist, ILL will contact patrons to confirm willingness to pay any special costs before placing an order.

To submit an interlibray loan request, navigate to the Interlibrary Loan page and choose "Make a Request".

Members of the Public

Although the University of Michigan Libraries interlibrary loan service is restricted to those affiliated with the University, members of the public may submit interlibrary loan requests at any library at which they have borrowing privileges.

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Last modified: 06/18/2013